Very few founders, startup CEOs, board members, investors, and others supporting the entrepreneurial community actively pursue and advocate disciplined, professional leadership development. This is an enormous missed opportunity.
Entrepreneurs, especially founders and startup CEOs, need not wait to be encouraged to do this work. They should not consider their own development as a nice-to-have, an indulgence, or an unnecessary expense. They certainly should not delay until their jobs are threatened by their poor performance.
Here are seven reasons (among many) that every founder and entrepreneurial CEO should actively develop their leadership, and a question about each.
Via The Learning Factor
Very few entrepreneurs, board members, or investors give much thought to leadership development. That's a huge mistake.
interesting article.
Very interesting -- Collaboration and observation are critical in the development of great leaders. Should these lessons be learned early on during an individual's college career, it can set them apart and excel to greater heights.